The Glory of Pushkareshvara

Verse 1 (skanda.7.115.1)

ईश्वर उवाच। ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि पुष्करेश्वरमुत्तमम्। तस्यैव दक्षिणे भागे जानकीश्वरमुत्तमम्॥

īśvara uvāca| tato gacchenmahādevi puṣkareśvaramuttamam| tasyaiva dakṣiṇe bhāge jānakīśvaramuttamam||

Ishvara said: Thereafter, O great goddess, one should go to the excellent Pushkareshvara, situated in the southern part of the excellent Janakishvara.

Verse 2 (skanda.7.115.2)

लिंगं महाप्रभावं तु ब्रह्मपुत्रेण पूजितम्। सनत्कुमारमुनिना श्रद्धया हेम पुष्करैः॥

liṃgaṃ mahāprabhāvaṃ tu brahmaputreṇa pūjitam| sanatkumāramuninā śraddhayā hema puṣkaraiḥ||

That linga, of great power, was worshipped by Brahma's son, the sage Sanatkumara, with faith, through offerings of golden lotuses.

Verse 3 (skanda.7.115.3)

पूजितं तद्विधानेन तेन तत्पुष्करेश्वरम्। ख्यातं तत्र वरारोहे सर्वपातकनाशनम्॥

pūjitaṃ tadvidhānena tena tatpuṣkareśvaram| khyātaṃ tatra varārohe sarvapātakanāśanam||

Worshipped by him according to that rite, it became known there, O fair one, as Pushkareshvara, the destroyer of all sins.

Verse 4 (skanda.7.115.4)

यस्तं पूजयते भक्त्या गन्धपुष्पादिभिः क्रमात्। यात्रा कृता भवेत्तेन पौष्करी नात्र संशयः॥

yastaṃ pūjayate bhaktyā gandhapuṣpādibhiḥ kramāt| yātrā kṛtā bhavettena pauṣkarī nātra saṃśayaḥ||

Whoever worships it with devotion, duly, with sandal-paste, flowers and the rest, by him the Pushkara pilgrimage is accomplished—of this there is no doubt.